may have been able to destroy the di ##sar ##med spanish warships at ca ##vite . he also notes however that in this scenario pak ##enham would have been commanding officer , a man with considerably less imagination and gui ##le than cooke . historian richard wood ##man was critical of the mission , considering the operation to have " no glorious outcome " and citing the failure to capture the treasure ships as its greatest short @ - @ coming . the 1798 china fleet sailed without further incident . during the ensuing year resistance was destroyed by an accidental explosion in july in the bang ##ka strait , and the majority of rain ##ier ' s forces were focused on disrupt ##ing the french occupation of
may have been able to destroy the disarmed spanish warships at cavite. he also notes however that in this scenario pakenham would have been commanding officer, a man with considerably less imagination and guile than cooke. historian richard woodman was critical of the mission, considering the operation to have " no glorious outcome " and citing the failure to capture the treasure ships as its greatest short @ - @ coming. the 1798 china fleet sailed without further incident. during the ensuing year resistance was destroyed by an accidental explosion in july in the bangka strait, and the majority of rainier's forces were focused on disrupting the french occupation of